Kordofan


[kawr-doh-fahn] /ˌkɔr doʊˈfɑn/

noun
1.
a province in the central Sudan. About 147,000 sq. mi. (380,730 sq. km).
Capital: El Obeid.
/ˌkɔːdəʊˈfæn/
noun
1.
a region of the central Sudan: consists of a plateau with rugged uplands (the Nuba Mountains). Area: 380 548 sq km (146 930 sq miles)

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